National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Execution In Gay Man's Murder

By Steve Barnes (NYT)

Published: October 13, 2004

Donald L. Aldrich, 39, was executed at the state prison at Huntsville for the kidnapping and murder in 1993 of a gay man who was singled out because of his sexual orientation. A co-defendant, Henry E. Dunn, was put to death last year. Prosecutors said the victim, Nicholas West, 23, was shot repeatedly after being lured from a park in Tyler. A third defendant, David McMillan, who was 17 at the time of the crime, was sentenced to life in prison. Steve Barnes (NYT)